The weird Makhachev narrative: GSP sets it straight, calls out ignorant critics for not understanding "freaking brilliant" performance

[Mr.Maelstrom]

You still workin the bag homey?

I do, I train 2 youngsters and do my best to teach them to do everything I know, but more importantly to do it better than I do it.

I've told them both they're naturals, that they should go to a real gym with real accolades and a room full of people better than me while they're young, and definitely if they are serious about it.
But if they're enjoying what they get out of it, they're always welcome to keep it thuggin' with me.

We do some sparring, but very rarely. I don't love sparring outside of needing it if you're gonna compete, otherwise you're getting hit for free for fun so unless they ask to do some, I don't ask if they want to either. It's not necessarily fun or easy to deal with them despite how it plays out.
I think they get just the right amount of difficulty out of it though.
The perpetual Hell of being 37 competing against talented cunts in their 20s who are good as fuck already, and never letting them get past my rear view for as long as possible has been rewarding bc it keeps me in love with it.
When they catch up and surpass me, it'll be because i did everything I could to guarantee they would do it while also doing everything possible to stop it from happening lol.

They're good kids, good men. They'll handle themselves well anywhere they go no matter who is there.
You can't buy that gift for someone with money, but fortunately you can give it to them for free

And I don't record much for Yt anymore, just upload shorts of footage from all the concerts we go to. But I got one short clip of them half playing tag. I uploaded it so i could link it here.



Thanks for asking, btw. Was your sn always Pequeño Corey?

 

[Subline]

Two GOATs. Georges knows what it's like to be criticized for a dominant decision, so it makes sense he has this take.

 

[josh345]

I mean he busted up JDMs leg with those calf kicks. Had JDM crying. Had plenty of close sub attempts and decent gnp. Beautiful GSP esque takedowns. It was a masterful performance. I just feel like Islam could have done a few more elbows when he was in side control. Yeah

 

[Orochimaru 大蛇丸]

It's well known that MMA fighters will appreciate other MMA fighters dominating by any means. Even Jon Jones, for all his steroid use, largely gets a free pass on those issues from other MMA fighters.

GSP was a great fighter, but his opinion on what is good for the sport/fans is meaningless in this sense. The only thing that matters is whether or not Khamzat, Islam, Merab, etc. bring in big numbers. If record numbers of people watch their fights, then their style is justified. If the crotch sniffing lay and pray artists end up with the lowest ratings, then their style needs to be banned. That is all.

The rules of MMA should be determined by the viewership ratings, and rules should be adjusted to make the sport more exciting. If record numbers of people watch these guys, then no rules changes are necessary. I actually look forward to the CBS/Paramount era, because we should get much clearer numbers of UFC viewership.

It’s a sport… changing the rules to chase viewership any more than they already have is a horrible idea

GSP is proof of that, he was a massive star, pulled massive ratings, and had a similarly “boring” style

Ironically what has hurt the sport the most in recent years IMO is them basically trying to do just that in terms of booking rather than rule changes, although they did change the judging in an attempt to nullify grapplers

Honestly, what do you think they should actually do?

 

[Orochimaru 大蛇丸]

It can be brilliant and an impressive display of skill while also being boring as fuck. Most of GSP's fights being a prime example.

Yet if you could somehow bring prime GSP back people would be thrilled to see him… just like they were when he was in his prime

I don’t know what makes fights fans so different from other sports on this topic, there are plenty of super bowls people walk away not happy with… it’s the nature of sports

Only in MMA do people whine this much about it to the point of almost wishing the sport fails, or is fundamentally changed into a different thing just because a fight didn’t live up to expectations

 

[2004 account]

Gsp lubes up for mak fights

 

[IndyCovaHart]

“Don’t blink”

 

[HNIC215]

 

[jeff7b9]

I do, I train 2 youngsters and do my best to teach them to do everything I know, but more importantly to do it better than I do it.

I've told them both they're naturals, that they should go to a real gym with real accolades and a room full of people better than me while they're young, and definitely if they are serious about it.
But if they're enjoying what they get out of it, they're always welcome to keep it thuggin' with me.

We do some sparring, but very rarely. I don't love sparring outside of needing it if you're gonna compete, otherwise you're getting hit for free for fun so unless they ask to do some, I don't ask if they want to either. It's not necessarily fun or easy to deal with them despite how it plays out.
I think they get just the right amount of difficulty out of it though.
The perpetual Hell of being 37 competing against talented cunts in their 20s who are good as fuck already, and never letting them get past my rear view for as long as possible has been rewarding bc it keeps me in love with it.
When they catch up and surpass me, it'll be because i did everything I could to guarantee they would do it while also doing everything possible to stop it from happening lol.

They're good kids, good men. They'll handle themselves well anywhere they go no matter who is there.
You can't buy that gift for someone with money, but fortunately you can give it to them for freeView attachment 1122920View attachment 1122922View attachment 1122921

And I don't record much for Yt anymore, just upload shorts of footage from all the concerts we go to. But I got one short clip of them half playing tag. I uploaded it so i could link it here.



Thanks for asking, btw. Was your sn always Pequeño Corey?

Teach them how to handle what they have to handle and be man enough to walk away from the fights they should walk away from.

I was very fortunate to have a great instructor and mentor to an extent in my adolescent martial arts training and I am forever grateful that beyond just the techniques he taught me:


Situational awareness. (50-80% of street fights are won and lost here)

Respect

Honor.


Knowing which fights to fight and when honor calls on you to act vs when to walk away. Life lesson I grew from.
And knowing little stuff like how to subtley position yourself to avoid a sucker punch and be prepared to fight without "peacocking" and showing your hand.

Now I will see some of the stuff he taught show up in police training videos and notice law enforcement utilizing the same type of techniques, keeping hands in front and above your waist but doing it in a way that doesn't draw attention. Subtle step back to control range. Etc

 

[markg171]

It’s not weird. It was boring.

 

[Alpha_T83]

It’s a sport… changing the rules to chase viewership any more than they already have is a horrible idea

GSP is proof of that, he was a massive star, pulled massive ratings, and had a similarly “boring” style

Ironically what has hurt the sport the most in recent years IMO is them basically trying to do just that in terms of booking rather than rule changes, although they did change the judging in an attempt to nullify grapplers

Honestly, what do you think they should actually do?

GSP was an innovator. Control grappling becomes boring after a while.

Like I said, viewership will decide. We just have to wait and see.

 

[Mr.Maelstrom]

Teach them how to handle what they have to handle and be man enough to walk away from the fights they should walk away from.

I was very fortunate to have a great instructor and mentor to an extent in my adolescent martial arts training and I am forever grateful that beyond just the techniques he taught me:


Situational awareness. (50-80% of street fights are won and lost here)

Respect

Honor.


Knowing which fights to fight and when honor calls on you to act vs when to walk away. Life lesson I grew from.
And knowing little stuff like how to subtley position yourself to avoid a sucker punch and be prepared to fight without "peacocking" and showing your hand.

Now I will see some of the stuff he taught show up in police training videos and notice law enforcement utilizing the same type of techniques, keeping hands in front and above your waist but doing it in a way that doesn't draw attention. Subtle step back to control range. Etc

Dude, couldn't put it any better. Most of what I tell them is basic gift of gab.
Don Johnson from Harley Davidson and the Marlboro man, lol
The smallest embellishments can morph into dangerous misrepresentations, and there have a been a few times when I had to immediately call bullshit on myself in real time.

The only 'rule' (expectation) I have, I made sure they heard me
"Don't ever think its ok to add one more violent asshole to the world. If you don't want that responsibility then I don't want you to have it either.
You wanna hurt people, good news! You're already from a cycle that guarantees you'll eventually do it constantly"

 

[Orochimaru 大蛇丸]

GSP was an innovator. Control grappling becomes boring after a while.

Like I said, viewership will decide. We just have to wait and see.

GSP did not invent the concept of taking down and controlling your opponent, it was not different because he innovated and people were interested because it was new, people made these exact same arguments back then.

As far as viewership is concerned, what are you waiting to see? In GSP's era it was pretty simple, the PPV model still worked, and there were a few decades of PPV's to compare the numbers to, now everyone's PPV numbers suck because the model simply doesn't work anymore. So what are you even waiting to look at?

 

[Alpha_T83]

GSP did not invent the concept of taking down and controlling your opponent, it was not different because he innovated and people were interested because it was new, people made these exact same arguments back then.

As far as viewership is concerned, what are you waiting to see? In GSP's era it was pretty simple, the PPV model still worked, and there were a few decades of PPV's to compare the numbers to, now everyone's PPV numbers suck because the model simply doesn't work anymore. So what are you even waiting to look at?

No but GSP was one of the first dominant, well rounded champions. He wasn't a 1-trick pony. He could win fights striking, like Koscheck #2, and he could obviously win fights with grappling. That was pretty rare in his day. And in general, MMA was still a young sport.

Now, almost 20 years after GSP's first championship win, it's much less exciting to watch one fighter lay on top of another fighter for 25 minutes.

Again once again, viewership will dictate all. We just have to wait to see what CBS/Paramount viewership numbers are like. If Khamzat/Islam/Merab end up dominating the viewership numbers, then the UFC won't change anything.

You seem to be confused that somehow viewership numbers won't matter during the CBS/paramount era. This is simply not the case. They will still matter. The UFC wants more viewers. More viewers always equals more money. Yes, the PPV numbers in general suffered during the ESPN+ era, but proportionally viewership still matters.

 

[Pequeño Corey]

I do, I train 2 youngsters and do my best to teach them to do everything I know, but more importantly to do it better than I do it.

I've told them both they're naturals, that they should go to a real gym with real accolades and a room full of people better than me while they're young, and definitely if they are serious about it.
But if they're enjoying what they get out of it, they're always welcome to keep it thuggin' with me.

We do some sparring, but very rarely. I don't love sparring outside of needing it if you're gonna compete, otherwise you're getting hit for free for fun so unless they ask to do some, I don't ask if they want to either. It's not necessarily fun or easy to deal with them despite how it plays out.
I think they get just the right amount of difficulty out of it though.
The perpetual Hell of being 37 competing against talented cunts in their 20s who are good as fuck already, and never letting them get past my rear view for as long as possible has been rewarding bc it keeps me in love with it.
When they catch up and surpass me, it'll be because i did everything I could to guarantee they would do it while also doing everything possible to stop it from happening lol.

They're good kids, good men. They'll handle themselves well anywhere they go no matter who is there.
You can't buy that gift for someone with money, but fortunately you can give it to them for freeView attachment 1122920View attachment 1122922View attachment 1122921

And I don't record much for Yt anymore, just upload shorts of footage from all the concerts we go to. But I got one short clip of them half playing tag. I uploaded it so i could link it here.



Thanks for asking, btw. Was your sn always Pequeño Corey?

Very cool. Pay it fwd. Your time is the most valuable thing you can give someone.

And no, I was hespectfully for a time. Back when your AV was always you doin some bag work. Then big corey, now pequeno.

Cheers homey.

 

[Mr.Maelstrom]

Very cool. Pay it fwd. Your time is the most valuable thing you can give someone.

And no, I was hespectfully for a time. Back when your AV was always you doin some bag work. Then big corey, now pequeno.

Cheers homey.

Hespectfully!?

Fuck man, I had no idea. That's what's up

 

[Mr.Maelstrom]

A Canadian that started in Kyokushin karate with no background in wrestling has a retardedly impressive all time success rate in takedowns. Higher than khabib, higher than Islam.



You're tripping if all you remember about his wrestling is how boring it was

 

[maximus__]

GSP's another real one with no problem just sayin what it is.

“I was there, I witnessed his performance last Saturday. It was freaking brilliant. Unbelievable. I don’t think he even took a punch. It’s unbelievable.

A lot of people who were there said, ‘Oh, yeah, it was a decision.’ People who say that, I’m sorry, because they don’t know the art of fighting. They have no idea. They don’t understand the art of fighting.

His performance was freaking amazing. Yeah, the fight was not a flawless victory with a crazy submission or knockout. But going up a weight class and beating Jack Della Maddalena like he did is freaking hard.”

Georges St-Pierre slams Islam Makhachev's ignorant critics after 'freaking brilliant' UFC 322 win

Georges St-Pierre says anyone criticising Islam Makhachev's UFC 322 performance doesn't understand 'the art of fighting'.

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GSP Bless!

Yeah, but I don't really want to pay to watch it. No issues with wrestling if it leads to fight ending offence.

Islam didn't transition past establishing the grip for his darce in 25 mins.

 

[balkanbomber85]

Two things can be true. Islam had the answer for everything JDM tried to do and shut him down.

He also didn’t attempt Gnp while JDM was able to defend his sub attempts. Cool if you enjoyed it, but it wasn’t the most exciting thing to watch.

Why do people have such a problem with this?

Don´t take them too serious... Its only (and pure) bias. The same guys who jizz online about Islames performance and call everyone a hater who did not enjoy the same way, are calling Merab ultra boring and cannot wait for him to lose (only to Usman) just because he does not share the same cultural background as them.

 

[RichardHarrow]

A lot of these comments just confirm you’re a bunch of casuals. Probably never stepped foot in an mma club.